Antara News·Indonesia·Monday, November 9, 2026 at 09:26 AM UTC

Press must adapt to AI era while keeping quality: Bakom Head

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Jakarta (ANTARA) - Government Communication Agency (Bakom) Head Syahganda Nainggolan invited the Press Council to safeguard information quality while strengthening the press industry’s sustainability amid new media, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital algorithms.

In a podcast with Press Council Chair Komaruddin Hidayat, as monitored here on Monday, Nainggolan said the dominance of digital media and AI technology in public space needs to be balanced with public education and literacy.

The aim is for the public to distinguish quality information from content that does not meet journalistic standards.

“We must balance, educate, and make our people literate so there is an agreement, a consensus, on what we still consider normal, ethical press, both sides, and so on,” he said.

According to him, besides raising public literacy, the capacity of media players, including press company owners, needs strengthening. This can be done through collaboration between the government and the Press Council.

He expressed hope the cooperation can help national media adapt to the changing information industry landscape so they survive and grow.

Nainggolan highlighted several media companies that struggled to keep up with technological developments and ended up laying off workers.

“Don't let them be eroded, because in this new world a lot of the press has lost the speed to adjust. Some, I see, are good because they combine conventional and new media, but we also see many that were late and ended up laying off media workers. That makes us very sad,” he said.

In his view, the government needs to encourage the press industry to keep growing because the media is one pillar of democracy.

He also stressed the importance of preserving space for criticism of the government.

Nainggolan said he believes public input and criticism, including sharp criticism voiced through the press, is evaluation material for the government to improve policies.

“I believe that if the balance of power works and the people give input, however 'spicy' the criticism, it becomes a motivation for the government to make corrections and improvements,” he added.

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